Title 70A — Title 70A ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
87 chapters · 1,249 sections in this title.
RCW 70A.25.010 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Department" means the department of ecology.(2) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology.(3) "Fleet" means a group of fifteen or more motor vehicles…
RCW 70A.25.020 Programs.
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(1) The department shall conduct a public educational program regarding the health effects of air pollution emitted by motor vehicles; the purpose, operation, and effect of emission control devices and systems; and the effect that proper maintenance of motor vehicle engines has o…
RCW 70A.25.030 Vehicle inspections—Failed—Certificate of acceptance.
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(1) Any person:(a) Whose motor vehicle is tested pursuant to this chapter and fails to comply with the emission standards established for the vehicle; and(b) Who, following such a test, expends more than one hundred dollars on a 1980 or earlier model year motor vehicle or expends…
RCW 70A.25.040 Vehicle inspections—Fleets.
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The director may authorize an owner or lessee of a fleet of motor vehicles, or the owner's or lessee's agent, to inspect the vehicles in the fleet and issue certificates of compliance for the vehicles in the fleet if the director determines that: (1) The director's inspection pro…
RCW 70A.25.050 Vehicle inspections—Complaints.
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The department shall investigate complaints received regarding the operation of emission testing stations and shall require corrections or modifications in those operations when deemed necessary.The department shall also review complaints received regarding the maintenance or rep…
RCW 70A.25.060 Rules.
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The director shall adopt rules implementing and enforcing this chapter in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. The department shall take into account when considering proposed modifications of emission contributing boundaries, as provided for in RCW 70A.25.080(6), alternative trans…
RCW 70A.25.070 Authority.
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The authority granted by this chapter to the director and the department for controlling vehicle emissions is supplementary to the department's authority to control air pollution pursuant to chapter 70A.15 RCW.[ 2020 c 20 s 1364; 1979 ex.s. c 163 s 14. Formerly RCW 70.120.130.]No…
RCW 70A.25.080 Vehicle emission and equipment standards—Designation of noncompliance areas and emission contributing areas.
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The director:(1) Shall adopt motor vehicle emission and equipment standards to: Ensure that no less than seventy percent of the vehicles tested comply with the standards on the first inspection conducted, meet federal clean air act requirements, and protect human health and the e…
RCW 70A.25.090 Noncompliance areas—Annual review.
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(1) The director shall review annually the air quality and forecasted air quality of each area in the state designated as a noncompliance area for motor vehicle emissions.(2) An area shall no longer be designated as a noncompliance area if the director determines that:(a) Air qua…
RCW 70A.25.110 Used vehicles.
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(1) Motor vehicle dealers selling a used vehicle not under a new vehicle warranty shall include a notice in each vehicle purchase order form that reads as follows: "The owner of a vehicle may be required to spend up to (a dollar amount established under RCW 70A.25.030) for repair…
RCW 70A.25.120 Clean-fuel performance and clean-fuel vehicle emissions specifications.
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By July 1, 1992, the department shall develop, in cooperation with the departments of *general administration and transportation, and Washington State University, aggressive clean-fuel performance and clean-fuel vehicle emissions specifications including clean-fuel vehicle conver…
RCW 70A.25.130 Scientific advisory board—Composition of board—Duties.
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The department shall establish a scientific advisory board to review plans to establish or expand the geographic area where an inspection and maintenance system for motor vehicle emissions is required. The board shall consist of three to five members. All members shall have at le…
RCW 70A.25.900 Effective date—1989 c 240.
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This act shall take effect January 1, 1990.[ 1989 c 240 s 14. Formerly RCW 70.120.902.]